8 TIPS FOR PMS RELIEF | healthy habits for women

Today's video is all about PMS and 8 ways to relieve symptoms. Check out the resources below and be sure to speak to your doctor if you have any concerns about your health :)
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[@julie-laurebernard3278]

Bad mood, tired and cravings, that's me! Thank you so much Meghan for talking about this subject. I've learned over time that it's okay to rest when needed.

[@GribenPige]

THANK YOU... I have been so depressed about how PMS takes over my life every month. I can not function sometimes and have so much anxiety. This actually just started during lockdown. I have been looking for sollutions. Balancing my hormones even if I am in a lot of stress.

[@Nanniehannie]

Can I be all of the PMS categories? 😂 Because I’m checking every box haha!

[@meghanlivingstone]

You can definitely experience more than one!

[@carmendublin.1779]

@@meghanlivingstone go on you tube channel call reg from Alaska too

[@IMissMrKitty]

@NannieHannie Haha Same here!!! I get all of them to a large degree.

[@antonelabaldo7455]

I was thinking just the same 😅

[@annaakajo4820]

Yeap...I check all boxes 😂

[@MissVTzeni]

When I am before my period, I have low self-esteem and I think that my partner will leave me because I am not good enough... I start crying and then, after a few days, I get my period and we know why I felt like that... It doesn't happen every month but mostly when I am stressed... Thank you for the video... It was very informative!

[@shans.1616]

Does anyone recognize this symptome due to pms? 12 weeks ago i gave birth to our 3rd wonder. There fore i always had heavy menstruations. Before i had children it was worse but now it feels so terible. I get lower pain in my beck/pelvic area that goes to my legs and feet. Kinda like leg constractions in labor. I'm so sad. I can't do anything. I have never used any anticonception. But now i'm thinking about it as a mom of 3.

[@nupur_mehr]

Hi Meghan, just wanted to say how much you inspire me with your natural lifestyle. 💚 My aim is to gradually transform my life to live as naturally as possible and also to build up my channel on the same grounds as yours. I watch all your videos for inspiration, keep going strong girl 😀

[@ElbyTea]

in the midst of pms-d & this was such a comforting watch. Thank you for the information and grounding vibes!

[@MarielaMerino]

i just started my period today. definitely had pms-d this week, sometimes i dont have it and other times i do. thank you for your tips!

[@trubusymumma5658]

Perfect timing 💕💕 Thank You

[@leslieann7826]

Yay been waiting for this video.

[@stellahumberdross]

I get bad mood swings during PMS, so a lot of irritation and anger towards everyone and everything. I track my cycle so it's always good to know when my mood swings are coming around so instead of acting on them, I remind myself to take a rest and chill out if I can.

[@stellahumberdross]

@@Littleonesmicrosanctuary Thank you. I've looked into it before and definitely relate! I try to take B6 when my symptoms start too and I think it helps a little

[@beautybyt8530]

Thanks Meghan, your videos are always so helpful ♥️

[@Ricky-ke5qc]

Super helpful. Can’t thank you enough❤️

[@maureensoh1262]

Thanks for sharing this video. I have all of the above~PMS A, B, C & D.

[@BendnStretchwithSue]

I just found your channel and wow! I really enjoyed this video I found you so nice to listen to and so knowledgeable on PMS. I definitely have experienced PMS-D and I appreciated your tips and discussion that I can now share with others. Yoga always helps me as well as eating balanced and enough like you were saying. Loved this video!

[@cathylynnpietranton]

Thanks Meghan for all the info. I'm 70 years old so this video really doesn't apply to me but I sure could have used this info back in the day when I was going through it.👍👍❤

[@dryvonneburkart]

Thank you for these tips! Most of them I didn't even think about. Great video!

[@quorrakai]

Great tips!! Vitamin D is so important for, well, everything! I love magnesium. I take a supplement and use a lotion. Another thing I discovered recently is organic raspberry leaf tea, it's awesome for reducing cramps!

[@fatimamousavi4906]

this was very helpful.thank you🌻

[@amalubyju6408]

Your videos are so calming.... You should really post more.... 🥰

[@beautylife310]

Really good info, thanks for sharing! :)

[@NHOO628]

Thank you for sharing the information, now I understand more...🌻🌻🌻

[@sophiequirionxo]

Thank you very much for this video. It’s truly helpful. ❤

[@PriyankaSingh-dg1vj]

This is really very helpful 👍🏻 thanks for sharing 👌🏻🙏🏻

[@SaraHeartsBeauty95]

I definitely have all the categories but PMS-A and C are the most intense 😫 anxiety is so high and I want all the junk food and chocolate in the world about 3-5 days before. I also track my cycle and it’s soooo helpful! :) Thank you for this video!! So helpful ❤️

[@sreelakshmick9879]

The video is very helpful ❤️

[@LorenLorin]

Thank you so much. I truly needed this. I been struggling intensively with the pms symptoms 😫

[@carriefry8847]

Thanks for sharing!

[@MajaSmiley]

Thanks Meg for the video ❤ and for mentioning additional supplements. I also believe that Omega 3 fats are really important for hormonal balance.

[@pnarkeles6874]

Timing is perfect

[@pochantis3478]

Thank you for the video ❤️💪

[@julialevine2866]

This was very helpful, thanks!

[@meghanlivingstone]

You're very welcome Julia!

[@MissPerle13]

Thanks for this video, it’s super helpful :)

[@meghanlivingstone]

So glad to hear that!

[@jessicabowen4818]

Awesome video as all was...❤❤☕☕☕

[@angelinarusso2430]

Love this video!!!!!

[@bakingloveco3406]

It's so good to read all these comments. I am also checking all the above 🤭 I've improved on the crying part, but I get angry and frustrated. Thank you all for sharing.

[@marysca917]

Oh good to know! thanks for sharing

[@mandanaleytani]

Oh gosh thank you this video make my day

[@prachii23]

Important nutrients for PMS Calcium + Vit D Magnesium+

[@valetroncoso7634]

Loved this!! 💕 specially self-compassion 🥰

[@meghanlivingstone]

So important ❤️

[@tacobell5827]

​@@meghanlivingstonei get bloating and constipation along with anxiety and mood swings a week before my period ....what can I do it

[@ayakatokyolocal3708]

Me coming back to this video right before period cause I’m so anxious on my PMS..

[@julianamaiella2376]

This video is the best

[@sarahthatcher123]

The book Woman Code is a great book for what to do ( and not do) ie. what kind of exercise to do during the various stages of our cycle. Ha ha just saw you linked it below...

[@theessentialistgirl2422]

Love your channel

[@anri12223527]

Amazing!!! I’ve been waiting for this!!! Thank you for giving us a wonderful topic, and I had all the types of things 😂hahaha

[@meghanlivingstone]

I’m so glad you could relate to this and found it helpful! ❤️

[@JessicaTang9202019]

Thank you so much Meghan for this video,for explaining what is PMS means.Waiting for the next one 🥰

[@meghanlivingstone]

Thanks for watching Jessica!

[@JessicaTang9202019]

@@meghanlivingstone you’re welcome Meghan 🥰

[@crazyplantladyy]

Thank you 😊

[@yammisahmad3398]

Please make a re post of this where we have all the pms typed and what is best herbs for each symptoms

[@anitaprudnikow2088]

I cut caffeine about 3 days before my period until they are completely over and it helps a lot.

[@Daisyy1088]

I have heart pain and palpitations during this period. do you have any suggestions?

[@ActiveAdvocate1]

Oh, I actually didn't know there were four classifications, but yeah, I get all these in conjunction. I just don't care about the physical symptoms next to the emotional ones. It's kind of just like, "Gimme the ice cream and Tylenol, and we're good," but yeah, it's the emotional stuff that gets me.

[@alisonbabichuk5432]

I definitely experience all 4 types of PMS

[@meghanlivingstone]

Yep - I’ve been there too! Not fun when they all coexist 😅

[@alissalanden8176]

Same

[@Vinaykumar-ug4gm]

hello maam your video is really nice.. my daughter was having too much pms symptoms she was too young to face all of this and i use to be so upset seeing her like that.. i finally decided to do something to help her.. then finnally i came in contact with planet ayurveda and after using their medication she was so relaxed.. and fine

[@seasonalliving2881]

I am curious to know if there are symptoms around ovulation too?

[@miniday6939]

I'm in PMS 😅 thank u girl ❤ it's helpfull

[@PinkFlowers365]

ty

[@Pandorash8]

Taking a good quality magnesium supplement has GREATLY reduced my cramping. It’s a wonderful unintended consequence for me. I started taking it for my fibromyalgia and I found it helped both things. I take a b vitamin too, so perhaps that’s helping too. Great video xx

[@RylandVr]

What magnesium do you take?

[@Pandorash8]

@@RylandVr Herbs of Gold Magnesium Forte. I’m from Australia, so I’m not sure how accessible that particular type is in other countries.

[@RylandVr]

@@Pandorash8 thanks I will look into it

[@shannaswurl9445]

My microwave wasnt microwaving correctly and I started Doing jumping jacks…I settled down after. Physical activity is Definitely key

[@anitaprudnikow2088]

I just recently discovered a great massage that helps around the ankle, and the back of the leg from the ankle up the leg. It helped me so much and it helped with the period cramps. Felt so good last time.

[@kitcat9447]

Do you mind explaining more? That sounds super interesting

[@anitaprudnikow2088]

@@kitcat9447 we can connect if you like i am also on instagram

[@kitcat9447]

@@anitaprudnikow2088 ok, thanks. I think I found you and sent a dm 😊

[@howtokeepagirl3432]

I went for asian massage. It was so good. They took care of it.

[@healingkatlyn99]

Is vitamin d bad? I've heard it is a hormone & can cause issues with stem cells & also heart issues

[@andreadybvik]

Thank you so, so much! I got off birth control not too long ago and didn’t understand why I was feeling so much anxiety and depression so regularly. I had a lot of it before, and have been on a long healing journey, so I was a little bit lost when it came so strongly and regularly back “out of nowhere”. But this video gave me so much clarity! Wish I learned this properly in school - it would have deepened my connection to myself so, so much more! Again - thank you for sharing🤍

[@suhaal775]

I have Cronk pain and with pms it get very bad pain in my body

[@gabbymolina7638]

Omg I have all the symptoms

[@danirenosidda]

I can definitely relate to the anger aspect. Thanks for sharing these tips!

[@MariaPerez-wb8wu]

A week before my period I be crazy I feel crazy than I get my period n I’m like okay I’m not cray

[@meghanlivingstone]

Hahah I can relate to this!

[@robyn3083]

Same! I am a like a whole other person

[@adithinair6004]

Past few months I craved sweets during my PMS and felt like eating whatever I can. Also i felt I am not understood, feeling tired of being strong and even had an episode of freezing in middle of the road where my head said "give up". On just small voice tone changes at work or with relationships I would start crying like a volcano. And then the day i get periods I smile and laugh, to be honest I started thanking god for period pains post all this.😬😂

[@keepupwithliv]

These are so helpful Meghan! Remind me to take my b vitamins

[@carmendublin.1779]

Go on you tube channel call reg from Alaska too.

[@TheKleinesPferd]

My period starts in 2 day and i have really bad pms (even pmdd i think) so thank u

[@Therio171]

I get horrible period pms symptoms. Anxiety , heart palpitations. Nausea pain cramp faint headaches, fatigue low mood. I can let deal with nausea I can tolerate some pain But the anxiety and nausea together is sooo debilitating. I could barely eat. Nothing really helps ….. I hate birth control to control pms cause it drying my eyes out. Anything else that can help

[@karinaodiajulialevi]

You mention tempeh, in Indonesia we eat Tempeh almost everyday, include myself..we cook it in different menus everytime and never bored of eating it..

[@meghanlivingstone]

That’s great! Whats your favourite way to cook it?

[@karinaodiajulialevi]

Actually i like every meals made of tempeh, but since i sometimes very busy as a lecturer, my favourite way to cook it is to grill it and make a vegetable salad with grilled tempeh as a topping along with avocado and grilled tofu..because it's easy to make and full of nutrition, thank you for asking..🥰 love from Indonesia..

[@meghanlivingstone]

Karina Odia Julialevi yummy. That sounds really good! I don’t cook tempeh too often but I’m inspired to cook with it more! Thanks for sharing :)

[@Rhianna2023]

I always had Pms and now Health Anxiety for over a year now and Headaches I don’t know what to do I seen different doctors

[@josandham7844]

I take an extra 300mg of B6 a week before my period is due, i get NO menstrual cramps at all, it's amazing. Last month i forgot and had three days of bad cramps. I don't get PMS.

[@meghanlivingstone]

Oh wow! Thanks for sharing. That’s a very interesting insight 💗

[@marycumming8461]

The hardest part for me is how my husband reacts. My husband is a very sweet sensitive man, but his ADHD is getting worse. Unfortunately, I don't just get irritable. I become very sensitive to overstimulation, I get ocd-like symptoms, and I don't feel safe if I don't know how to interpret stimuli (which is hard with how much I get from his ADHD). I have a lot of explosive meltdowns. Now my husband can't think around me, or talk without his voice shaking when I'm dealing with PMS. That makes it 10x worse for me/us. 😭

[@gillsteele]

Is it possible to have all at the same time! I also have PCOS and Endometriosis, which also sucks majorly!

[@meghanlivingstone]

Yes it’s definitely possible to experience all of or some of the PMS types at the same time, which isn’t the most fun!

[@idilomer5651]

It is normal to get PMS two weeks before your period !!

[@gabrielaalvarez156]

Yes

[@CocoaHerBeansness]

I used to have seriously debilitating pain during my period. The only thing that helps is nettle tea. It's magic! I can be sheet white and in agony and it gets rid of cramps

[@justtry51]

I am having panic attacks anxiety.

[@RagingCompassionYhwhis1]

Lord it's hitting me so hard this month

[@rebeccal.672]

Thanks for the tips. I usually have one or all the different types. So fun. .....not.

[@tensangbhutia5158]

I’m have severe anger and insomnia pms

[@anparisoy]

I've got them all 😅😅😅

[@Bonnecha]

Hardcore PMS-C over here 🤪

[@byldz1430]

First comment😍

[@AbbyElizabeth03]

Today I started off feeling okay- then BOOM middle of my class one tiny thing goes wrong and I get irrationally angry. Ink dried out in my marker? I’m ready to throw it across the room and entirely leave the room. Dang. The irritability is REAL.

[@lisar7281]

My pms is real bad and lasts for weeks before

[@corinabaicoianu]

❤❤❤

[@youk6736]

Okey... guess i have pms acdc hahaha i got them all i so lucky

[@ActiveAdvocate1]

I'm not laughing at you, but THREE DAYS? Oh man...a week and a half. I'm not kidding. A week and a half every month. And this is three years after getting both my ovaries out. For medical reasons, not because of the PMS. But I still get this every single month, and my doctor is stumped. She has no idea how it's possible that I'm still menstruating, let alone getting PMS symptoms. Depression, extreme fatigue (I'll sleep for eleven hours and feel like I didn't go to bed at all), apathy, lethargy, no will or motivation to do anything, hungry and cold all the time, trouble sleeping at all (I tend to wake up t around four in the morning this time of month0, the absolute desperation to be alone, but then crying because I am alone, anger, irrational thoughts, and this isn't even as bad as it was BFOR getting my ovaries out. Before the surgery, add paranoia and nightmares, too.

[@topcat2033]

"Have support" Me: alone

[@ActiveAdvocate1]

Now for your list, though... 1. Not hard. I can time it y the clock, let alone the calendar. 2 This only makes a difference if it's other PEOPLE stressing me out. But if it's just normal life stressors, it has no impact whatsoever on my PMS. That's its own monster. 3. Hard with a heart condition, but I walk A LOT when I'm stressed out. It doesn't work for this, though. never has. I also...umm...chew ice. I know, I know, but it's that force-relieving-stress thing. I can go through an entire tray at a time. It...kind of...works...? Depends on thee day. 4. One of my symptoms, and I was telling dad about this last night, is that I'm just perpetually hungry. I specifically want fats and sugars, so a lot of cheese, chocolate, and ice cream. But it's actually like I have this THING gnawing at the ack of my brain, even when I've had a full meal, going "More, more, more, eat, eat, eat," and it takes a long time to shut that voice up. Not just a voice, though: it's a tangible feeling, like something literally clawing away inside my head. 5. Hence my cheese thing, I suppose, and I take vitamin D supplements. They don't make a dent. 6. I take a magnesium supplement too. And I know I'm being negative, eh, but even qualified doctors don't know what the hell is wrong with me. They never have. I tell my GP that I live with this, and she's just kind of like, "Oh wow, that sounds terrible. umm...guess you'll just have to wit for it to stop." 7. I have one caffeinated drink a day. I know this sounds snarky, but I don't MEAN it snarky: should I cut that out for the time period? Like I say, it's about a week and a half out of every month. Oh, and this isn't just me; this is every woman in my family to whom I'm related by blood. Bad genes for it, I suppose. Damn. Hard to change your genes. 8. You know...this one hits. It does. Because I'm a perfectionist and it's like, "I have to get this done. Now. What? I don't have the energy? DO IT NOW." I'm not good at self-compassion. And I'm not humble-bragging, but I really am others-oriented. Other people are, in my eyes, the point of life. The entire Purpose, capital P, for why we are here. Or at least why I'm here, because you can determine your own Purpose. The problem is...I can't sit out a quarter of my life, you know? Like I say, this is a week to a week and a half of every month. You can't sit it out for that long. I suppose "sitting it out" can take different forms, but when I'm like this--like I am RIGHT NOW, I might mention--I don't want to do anything, see anyone or anything, go anywhere, have to think, have to feel, have to work, have to show up for anything at all. But you have to. It's ALSO not good for you not to. Any advice...? And no one say 'anti-depressants": I can't take them. They don't jive with my heart condition. And that just makes it all SO much more amazing. Sigh. Maybe I'll go look at some pretty boys. ONE advantage to this time of the month is, umm...I'll let you fill in that lank. XD And no, I don't mean porn. I mean my favourite musician's only music video, and he is fully clothed, thank you.

[@user-jp6wx8km6t]

🌺💕🌸

[@nouralaa6787]

I have all PMS types 😂

[@naima.ouiteb]

I have pms AHCD 😂😂

[@ferrdamadison5269]

The threatening adapter periodically point because witness spindly like without a one spaghetti. witty, entertaining health

[@al8837]

I am having PMS and your overexcited personality on this heavily edited video is soooo irritating. Couldn’t go over 50 sec.

[@madduarte3991]

I wish men understand this sometimes I can’t control it and feel so guilty I get angry and irritable 🥹